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Hemispheric cooperation today takes the place of the policy suggested in my seventh point. Unlike Germany, the U. S. prefers a policy of cooperation to one of domination. But Americans must view realistically the defense needs of this country in the area bounded by Alaska, the Arctic lands, Greenland, the Caribbean islands, northern South America and Hawaii...
...invader could reach this general area by air (rather easily by hops from northern Britain to Iceland to Greenland), but to make use of it he would have to come by sea and establish a base there. To drive him out by a land attack might prove nearly as difficult as driving the Germans out of Norway for much of the terrain is almost equally barren and difficult. And from a base in Nova Scotia or Newfoundland he could harry the U. S. coast by sea and set about the steady business of softening up the U. S. and Canada...
...Germans came, he let in British soldiers or let the Royal Navy reoccupy its old bases at Berehaven, Lough Swilly and Cobh. The British Army massed troops to rush across the Irish Sea when the hour struck, and R. N. calmly announced new minefields from Scotland to Iceland to Greenland, to prevent the Germans sweeping around to Ireland from the north...
...Fully manned, equipped and defended bases to make this policy goodin Greenland, Newfoundland, Bermuda, Trinidad, the Azores and the west coast of Africa. This too requires agreement with Britain as to the future defense of these localities...
...Seize Greenland...